Now the Conch Shell is a six-foot Queen Conch, proudly standing twenty feet atop the roof of Sloppy Joe's Bar.
The idea and implementation of the Conch Shell is that McGregor. In 1993, McGregor approach Sloppy Joe's management about the New Year's Eve plan.
"Before the dropping of the Conch Shell, everyone would just wonder around Duval Street, celebrating New Year when their watches read midnight. The crowd was just not in sync," said McGregor.
The initial Conch Shell was rigged on a frame, the shell was lowered manually, and timed by watch, or by looking across the street into a window and watching the count down in Times Square on someone's TV.
The shell has grown into a Queen Conch that runs on a motorized track, and is synchronized with the clock and lights. A rooftop host entertains the crowd as everyone waits for the count down clock to begin. As midnight strikes two bottles of champagne that stand 6 feet in height, pop and spray confetti onto those gathered below.
New Year's Eve inside Sloppy Joes...
Join us New Year's Eve at Sloppy Joe's as we ring in the New Year with dancing, party favors, beads, Cocktones performing live on stage, and of course Sloppy Joe's 15th Annual Dropping of the Conch Shell at Midnight. For those in the bar the dropping of the Conch Shell can be viewed on closed circuit TV in the main bar, Backroom and upstairs Speak Easy.
Sorry no reservations. Door Charge.
For more information call (305) 296-2388, ext. 21.
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